Carter County, Oklahoma

Carter County
Carter County
County
	Carter County Courthouse in Ardmore
	Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
	Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°15′N 97°17′W / 34.25°N 97.29°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	1907
Named for	Ben W. Carter
Seat	Ardmore
Largest city	Ardmore
Area
• Total	834 sq mi (2,160 km2)
• Land	822 sq mi (2,130 km2)
• Water	12 sq mi (30 km2) 1.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	48,003
• Density	58/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	cartercountyok.us

Carter County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,003.^[1] Its county seat is Ardmore.^[2] The county was named for Captain Ben W. Carter, a Cherokee who lived among the Chickasaw.^[3]

Carter County is part of the Ardmore Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is also a part of the Texoma region.

^ "Carter County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ O'Dell, Larry. "Carter County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, 2009. Accessed March 28, 2015.